Article
Degenerate in vitro genetic selection reveals mutations that diminish alfalfa mosaic virus RNA replication without affecting coat protein binding.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2004
Rocheleau Gail, Petrillo Jessica, Guogas Laura, Gehrke Lee
Abstract excerpt
The alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) RNAs are infectious only in the presence of the viral coat protein; however, the mechanisms describing coat protein's role during replication are disputed. We reasoned that mechanistic details might be revealed by identifying RNA mutations in the 3'-terminal coat protein binding domain that increased or decreased RNA replication without affecting coat protein binding. Degenerate...
Topics
- 3' Untranslated Regions
- Alfalfa mosaic virus
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Capsid Proteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Protein Binding
- Protein Biosynthesis
